Barça will suffer to the 'Factor X' of Real Madrid in defense

In spite of that in the first part cost him, the Real Madrid completed a remarkable party against the Shakhtar Donetsk and finish goleando with forcefulness to the Ukrainians (0-5). Karim Benzema, elected MVP of the duel and author of the last so much, and Vinicius Jr, that marked two and that annotated one of the golazos of what goes of Champions League, went the big protagonists of the crash. However, there was another player almost so important like them of the that almost is not speaking.

It treats of Ferland Mendy, that this past Tuesday went back to play more than five months after his last official meeting. After forcing against Chelsea on 5 May in the turn of the semifinals of League of Champions, the left-handed side lesionó and up to now has not recovered to 100%. It does some weeks seemed to be smart, but had another setback that has done him be still in the dry dam up to now.

Luckily for the merengues and unfortunately for the FC Barcelona, the carrilero arrives to time to play the Classical ​ of this Sunday. In front of the Shakhtar, the ex of the Olympique of Lyon showed to be surprisingly in shape after five months 'KO'. It was very fast, incontestable to the hour to defend in the one against one, very agile and in any moment seemed that it carried so much time without playing. It played almost 70 minutes and rested in the bench the rest of the duel thinking in the picture barcelonista.

With his mere presence the Madrid went up two stairs in defence and almost did not suffer against the Ukrainians. Although Thibaut Courtois had to take part in two or three occasions of danger, defensivamente to the team saw him safer and conceded enough less than in previous parties. The whites had turned into an easy piece for the rivals, but with Mendy in the field all his mates breathed relieved.

Mendy Is a defensive system in himself same

The French does that the left side become almost inexpugnable, something that facilitates the work of David Praises, central left-handed, but also of all the other defences. With this profile covered, Éder Militao does not have to be so pending of what arrive by this band and can devote more to the courts by the right. Casemiro Also appreciates the presence of Ferland, since this side does not require so much of his helps, something that up to now was not like this.

It is by all this by what the Madrid is in luck, since of face to the Classical will have to his best defender and to his 'Factor X' defensivamente speaking. Luckily for the Barça, Ansu Fati and Memphis Depay, his best forwards, are used to to move by the left side, the right of the Real, by what will not cross with Mendy. In spite of everything, with the Frenchman in the field, there is not doubt that the culés will have to work more his attacks.